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Stylized Character Workflow

Course Overview

01

Introduction
Free
02

Introduction Update
Free

1: Head Sculpting

01

Defining Goals
Free
02

Research
03

Blender Setup
04

Sculpting a Primitive Head Shape
05

Sculpting a complete Planar Head
06

Smoothing the Planar Head
07

Stylising the Head Sculpt
08

Timelapse: Sculpting Rain's Head
Free
09

Timelapse: Vertex Painting
10

Timelapse: Sculpting Hair
11

Timelapse: Head Design Variations
12

Timelapse: Finishing Rain's Head Design

2: Body & Outfit Sculpting

01

Creating a Primitive Body
Free
02

Sculpting the Planar Torso
03

Sculpting the Planar Arms & Legs
04

Sculpting the Planar Hands & Feet
05

Smoothing & Stylising the Body
06

Creating Clothing Basemeshes
07

Update: Optimal Clothing Basemesh
08

Modelling additional Basemeshes
09

Stretching vs Compression
10

Sculpting Wrinkles & Folds
11

Polishing the Surfaces
12

Finishing the additional Elements
13

Timelapse: Sculpting Rains Body
14

Timelapse: Rains Autumn Outfit
15

Timelapse: Adjusting Proportions and the Outfit
16

Timelapse: Rains Summer Outfit
Free
17

Timelapse: Sculpting Rains final Outfit

3: Expression Testing

01

Fast & rough Retopology for the Head
02

Modelling the inner Head & transferring Details
03

Adding the teeth, gums & tongue
04

Basic Expression Shapekeys
Free
05

Sculpting an Expression
06

Breakdown: Expression Guide Part 1
Free
07

Breakdown: Expression Guide Part 2
08

Breakdown: Design Adjustments
09

Breakdown: Adding extra Appeal

4: Clean Retopology

01

Retopology Introduction
02

Creating & Guiding Topology
03

Planning the Facial Retopology
Free
04

Retopology Setup
05

Facial Retopology - Edge Flow & Articulation
06

Update: Strategic 2-Poles
07

Facial Retopology - Patches & Poles
08

Facial Retopology - Creases & Tweaking
09

Timelapse: Head Retopology
10

Timelapse: Body Retopology
Free
11

Timelapse: Inner Body & Transfering Volume
12

Timelapse: Head Objects & Tweaking
13

Timelapse: Hair Retopology
14

Timelapse: Shirt & Pants Retopology Pt.1
15

Timelapse: Shirt & Pants Retopology Pt.2
16

Timelapse: Shoe modeling & additional Tweaking
17

Timelapse: Scarf Retopology & Finishing Touches

5: Bonus Chapter: Snow

01

Timelapse: Sculpting Snow's Head
Free
02

Timelapse: Sculpting Snow's Body
03

Timelapse: Polishing Snow
04

Timelapse: Sculpting Snow's Outfit
05

Timelapse: Remeshing & Adjusting Snow
06

Timelapse: Snow's Expression Tests
07

Timelapse: Posing Snow
Live: Face Retopology
Live: Head Retopology
Live: Hair Retopology
Live: Upper Body Retopology
Live: Body Retopology
Live: Retopo tweaks & outfit
Live: Outfit Retopology
Live: Retopology Finale
Live: Body UV Mapping
Live: Outfit UV Mapping
Live: UV Mapping Finale
Live: Base Colors & Preparations
Live: Tiles & Procedural Detail
Live: Height Map Painting
Live: Detail Extraction & Stitches
Live: Textures & Procedural Eyes
Live: Procedural Skin & Hair Anisotropy
Live: Turntable & Hair Textures
Live: Baking & Final Renders

01

Youtube Version: Stylized Character Workflow in Blender 2.81
Free
02

Snow Character Creation Recap
Free
03

Sculpting Fundamentals
Free
05

Preventing/Fixing Boolean Errors

Topology Guides - Killing/Directing Loops
Topology Guides - Poles & Edge Flow
Topology Guides - Stretching & Pinching
Topology Guides - Hiding Stretching
Topology Guides - Strategic 2-Poles
Topology Guides - Hard-Modeling Creases
Facial Topology - Edge Flow
Facial Topology - Landmarks
Facial Topology - Articulation
Facial Topology - Patches & Poles
Facial Topology - Creases
Facial Topology - Deformations
Retopology Setup
Body Topology - Seperate Limbs
Body Topology - Joint Loops
Body Topology - Finishing Touches

Course Lesson .blend files

File 1: Head Sculpting Lessons
File 2: Body Sculpting Lessons
File 3: Topology Examples
File 4: Facial Topology & Planning

Rain - Final Render
Rain - Turnaround
Rain - Turnaround (Clay)
Rain - Turnaround (Wire)
05

Rain - Turntables
Free
Snow - Final Render
Snow - Turnaround
Snow - Turnaround (Clay)
Snow - Turnaround (Wire)
10

Snow - Turntables
Free
Rain & Snow - Final Render

Rain - Character Development

1 - Head Exploration
1 - Head Polish
2 - Body Iterations
2 - Outfit Variations
05

3 - Expression Tests
Free
4 - Retopology
4 - UV unwrapping
08

5 - Turntable Renders
Free
6 - Pose Exploration
10

6 - Pose Polishing
Free

Rain .blend files

Rain - File 1: Head Sculpting
Rain - File 2: Body & Outfit Sculpting
Rain - File 3: Expression Tests
Rain - File 4: Retopology & UV mapping
Rain - File 5: Shading & Texturing
Rain - File 6: Posing
Rain - File 7: Lighting & Composition

Snow .blend files

Snow - File 1: Concept
Snow - File 2: Sculpting
Snow - File 3: Testing
Snow - File 4: Retopology
Snow - File 5: UVs & Shading
Snow - File 6: Rendering & Compositing

Snow - Character Development

1 - Concept Drawings
2 - Head Sculpting
3 - Full Body Sculpting
4 - Outfit Sculpting
05

5 - Expression Tests
Free
6 - Pose test
7 - Retopo (Face)
08

8 - Retopo (Head)
Free
09

9 - Hair Retopology
Free
10

10 - Body Retopology
Free
11

11 - Outfit Retopology
Free
12

12 - Turntable Tests
Free

Base Meshes
Matcap: Default with Specular
Matcap: Gradient
Matcap: Ghost

Screencast Keys
Magic UV

Course

Stylized Character Workflow

01

Introduction
Free
02

Introduction Update
Free

1: Head Sculpting

01

Defining Goals
Free
02

Research
03

Blender Setup
04

Sculpting a Primitive Head Shape
05

Sculpting a complete Planar Head
06

Smoothing the Planar Head
07

Stylising the Head Sculpt
08

Timelapse: Sculpting Rain's Head
Free
09

Timelapse: Vertex Painting
10

Timelapse: Sculpting Hair
11

Timelapse: Head Design Variations
12

Timelapse: Finishing Rain's Head Design

2: Body & Outfit Sculpting

01

Creating a Primitive Body
Free
02

Sculpting the Planar Torso
03

Sculpting the Planar Arms & Legs
04

Sculpting the Planar Hands & Feet
05

Smoothing & Stylising the Body
06

Creating Clothing Basemeshes
07

Update: Optimal Clothing Basemesh
08

Modelling additional Basemeshes
09

Stretching vs Compression
10

Sculpting Wrinkles & Folds
11

Polishing the Surfaces
12

Finishing the additional Elements
13

Timelapse: Sculpting Rains Body
14

Timelapse: Rains Autumn Outfit
15

Timelapse: Adjusting Proportions and the Outfit
16

Timelapse: Rains Summer Outfit
Free
17

Timelapse: Sculpting Rains final Outfit

3: Expression Testing

01

Fast & rough Retopology for the Head
02

Modelling the inner Head & transferring Details
03

Adding the teeth, gums & tongue
04

Basic Expression Shapekeys
Free
05

Sculpting an Expression
06

Breakdown: Expression Guide Part 1
Free
07

Breakdown: Expression Guide Part 2
08

Breakdown: Design Adjustments
09

Breakdown: Adding extra Appeal

4: Clean Retopology

01

Retopology Introduction
02

Creating & Guiding Topology
03

Planning the Facial Retopology
Free
04

Retopology Setup
05

Facial Retopology - Edge Flow & Articulation
06

Update: Strategic 2-Poles
07

Facial Retopology - Patches & Poles
08

Facial Retopology - Creases & Tweaking
09

Timelapse: Head Retopology
10

Timelapse: Body Retopology
Free
11

Timelapse: Inner Body & Transfering Volume
12

Timelapse: Head Objects & Tweaking
13

Timelapse: Hair Retopology
14

Timelapse: Shirt & Pants Retopology Pt.1
15

Timelapse: Shirt & Pants Retopology Pt.2
16

Timelapse: Shoe modeling & additional Tweaking
17

Timelapse: Scarf Retopology & Finishing Touches

5: Bonus Chapter: Snow

01

Timelapse: Sculpting Snow's Head
Free
02

Timelapse: Sculpting Snow's Body
03

Timelapse: Polishing Snow
04

Timelapse: Sculpting Snow's Outfit
05

Timelapse: Remeshing & Adjusting Snow
06

Timelapse: Snow's Expression Tests
07

Timelapse: Posing Snow
Live: Face Retopology Free
Live: Head Retopology Free
Live: Hair Retopology Free
Live: Upper Body Retopology Free
Live: Body Retopology Free
Live: Retopo tweaks & outfit Free
Live: Outfit Retopology Free
Live: Retopology Finale Free
Live: Body UV Mapping Free
Live: Outfit UV Mapping Free
Live: UV Mapping Finale Free
Live: Base Colors & Preparations Free
Live: Tiles & Procedural Detail Free
Live: Height Map Painting Free
Live: Detail Extraction & Stitches Free
Live: Textures & Procedural Eyes Free
Live: Procedural Skin & Hair Anisotropy Free
Live: Turntable & Hair Textures Free
Live: Baking & Final Renders Free

01

Youtube Version: Stylized Character Workflow in Blender 2.81
Free
02

Snow Character Creation Recap
Free
03

Sculpting Fundamentals
Free
05

Preventing/Fixing Boolean Errors

Topology Guides - Killing/Directing Loops
Topology Guides - Poles & Edge Flow Free
Topology Guides - Stretching & Pinching
Topology Guides - Hiding Stretching
Topology Guides - Strategic 2-Poles
Topology Guides - Hard-Modeling Creases
Facial Topology - Edge Flow
Facial Topology - Landmarks
Facial Topology - Articulation Free
Facial Topology - Patches & Poles
Facial Topology - Creases
Facial Topology - Deformations
Retopology Setup Free
Body Topology - Seperate Limbs
Body Topology - Joint Loops
Body Topology - Finishing Touches

Course Lesson .blend files

File 1: Head Sculpting Lessons
File 2: Body Sculpting Lessons
File 3: Topology Examples
File 4: Facial Topology & Planning

Rain - Final Render Free
Rain - Turnaround Free
Rain - Turnaround (Clay) Free
Rain - Turnaround (Wire) Free
05

Rain - Turntables
Free
Snow - Final Render Free
Snow - Turnaround Free
Snow - Turnaround (Clay) Free
Snow - Turnaround (Wire) Free
10

Snow - Turntables
Free
Rain & Snow - Final Render Free

Rain - Character Development

1 - Head Exploration Free
1 - Head Polish Free
2 - Body Iterations Free
2 - Outfit Variations Free
05

3 - Expression Tests
Free
4 - Retopology Free
4 - UV unwrapping Free
08

5 - Turntable Renders
Free
6 - Pose Exploration Free
10

6 - Pose Polishing
Free

Rain .blend files

Rain - File 1: Head Sculpting
Rain - File 2: Body & Outfit Sculpting
Rain - File 3: Expression Tests
Rain - File 4: Retopology & UV mapping
Rain - File 5: Shading & Texturing
Rain - File 6: Posing
Rain - File 7: Lighting & Composition

Snow .blend files

Snow - File 1: Concept
Snow - File 2: Sculpting
Snow - File 3: Testing
Snow - File 4: Retopology
Snow - File 5: UVs & Shading
Snow - File 6: Rendering & Compositing

Snow - Character Development

1 - Concept Drawings Free
2 - Head Sculpting Free
3 - Full Body Sculpting Free
4 - Outfit Sculpting Free
05

5 - Expression Tests
Free
6 - Pose test Free
7 - Retopo (Face) Free
08

8 - Retopo (Head)
Free
09

9 - Hair Retopology
Free
10

10 - Body Retopology
Free
11

11 - Outfit Retopology
Free
12

12 - Turntable Tests
Free

Base Meshes Free
Matcap: Default with Specular Free
Matcap: Gradient Free
Matcap: Ghost Free

Screencast Keys Free
Magic UV Free

Topology Guides - Poles & Edge Flow

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Topology Guides - Poles & Edge Flow

March 4th, 2020

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